Brit nominations revealed: Anne-Marie and Dua Lipa lead the way

Female solo artists Dua Lipa and Anne-Marie lead the way ahead of next month's Brit Awards after picking up four nominations each.

George Ezra and Jorja Smith were just behind them with three nods.

And there were two nominations each for Calvin Harris, The 1975, Little Mix, Tom Walker, Jess Glynne, Rita Ora, Clean Bandit, Florence And The Machine and Rudimental.

Sponsored linkIf You're Over 50 And Own A Computer, This Game Is A Must-Have!If You're Over 50 And Own A Computer, This Game Is A…VikingsRecommended byAnne-Marie is up for British female, British single and British artist video of the year, both for 2002, and British album of the year for her debut offering Speak Your Mind.

She found fame after featuring on Clean Bandit's Rockabye alongside Sean Paul.

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ANNE♥MARIE✔@AnneMarie4 X BRIT NOMINATIONS.

I am SOOOOOO HAPPPPYYYYYYYY OMGGGGGGGGGGGG @BRITs ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

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1,478 people are talking about thisTwitter Ads info and privacyAnne-Marie said on Twitter: "4 X BRIT NOMINATIONS. I am SOOOOOO HAPPPPYYYYYYYY OMGGGGGGGGGGGG."

The singer also posted a video of herself showing her excitement at the news.

Dua Lipa has two nominations each in the British single and British artist video categories for her own track IDGAF and the Calvin Harris collaboration One Kiss.

On Instagram, she wrote: "BRIT NOMS IN 2 CATEGORIES... WHAAAAT!!! THANK YOU Brits. 12th of Jan seems to be one for the books! LOVE LOVE LOVE SEE YOU THERE xxx."

Jorja SmithImage:Jorja Smith has three nominationsGeorge EzraImage:George Ezra is up for a trio of awardsMeanwhile, Jorja Smith, one of the UK's biggest breakthrough artists of last year, is nominated for British female, British breakthrough and British album of the year for Lost And Found.

George Ezra is up for British male, British album of the year for Staying At Tamara's and British single for Shotgun.

The ceremony, hosted by Jack Whitehall, takes place on 20 February at The O2 Arena in London.